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StoneX Report Shines Light on Prices Under Pressure

StoneX Commodities released an 80-page report recently providing insights in how they see markets performing in the third quarter. StoneX third quarter outlook shows corn and soybean prices remaining under pressure, especially later in the quarter with ample supplies heading into harvest. Wheat, they say, can be firm to a bit higher amid tight supplies here and also in Europe. …

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Monthly Crop Report Affected by Weather

Tomorrow’s monthly crop report could be pushed aside by changing weather forecasts. The July report historically can be a non-factor, always squeezed between the quarterly stocks and final acreage numbers that come at the end of June, and the August report that for the first time is based on actual field surveys and not computer models. That report, by the …

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Weather Forecast Up for Debate

Weather forecasts front and center in the grain trade here at midweek, but U.S. and European weather models disagree going forward. Bottomline grain analysts suggest that commodity fund traders have been looking for any reason to go long in this market, and weather was the reason this week. Now, there’s a catch. European weather models show a hot, dry August …

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Weather Affecting Industries

World events certainly affect grain, and livestock markets all year long, but as we move deeper into July, weather takes more of a spotlight for both. Markets back open today after the holiday. We hope it was a great weekend for family and friends. We mentioned in a report last week that December corn historically reaches a top 10 to …

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Date Projections for Corn Reaching 50% Pollination

Our partners at Commodity Weather Group released a report recently that projects dates at which the corn crop will reach 50% pollination. Commodity Weather Group’s report is based on planting dates, accumulated growing degree days, also factoring in current 15- and 30-day weather forecasts. The report shows the bulk of the nation’s corn crop, basically anywhere north of Interstate 80, …

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Corn and Soybean Estimates

Average trade estimates show grain analysts expect a lower corn acreage number from USDA today and a slightly higher soybean number. In March, USDA put corn at 95.3 million acres. We expect a number at or just below 95 million today. Planters rolled nearly nonstop, especially in this area, resulting in a few more soybean acres nationwide. We think 85 …

Three Sisters farming

The Three Sisters: An Ancient Farming Method That Helped Shape American Agriculture

American agriculture has been built upon generations of innovation, adaptation, and stewardship of the land. Among the earliest and most effective farming techniques practiced in North America was a planting method known as the Three Sisters. This ancient agricultural system combined corn, beans, and squash in a mutually beneficial growing arrangement that remains admired and utilized today. A Time-Tested Agricultural …

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A Sell Off In Corn Futures

The sell-off in corn futures the last two weeks looks overdone in our view. July corn set a new contract low early week near the $4.12 level. December new crop was closing in on lows from back in August 2024 near $4.38 and three quarters. That sell-off, the second half of last week especially, took net long positions to no more than 60,000 …

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Why Is Corn Called Corn? The Surprising History Behind Agriculture’s Most Familiar Crop

What’s in a Name? When most Americans hear the word “corn,” they immediately think of the tall green stalks that dominate fields across the Midwest. For generations, corn has been one of the most important crops in American agriculture, serving as a foundation for food production, livestock feed, biofuels, and countless industrial products. But the story behind the word “corn” …